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An NBA All-Star Fix, Kendrick Vs. Drake, and the 'SNL' 50th Anniversary Show With Van Lathan and James Andrew Miller

2025/2/17
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@Bill Simmons : 我认为NBA全明星周末已经失去了其原有的吸引力。社交媒体的普及和球员曝光率的提高，使得全明星赛不再像过去那样特别。比赛本身也变得越来越缺乏竞争性，球员们似乎并不认真对待。我们需要重新思考全明星周末的形式，使其更具吸引力，更有意义。 @Van Lathan : 我同意全明星周末已经失去了其原有的魔力。球员们似乎更关心个人形象，而不是比赛本身。比赛的结构也存在问题，例如新秀赛的四队对抗形式。我们需要找到一种方法，让球员们更有动力，让比赛更具竞争性。我认为可以考虑引入金钱奖励，或者让全明星赛与总决赛的主场优势挂钩。此外，我们还需要让全明星周末更贴近篮球文化，让观众感受到真正的乐趣。

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Van Lathan to discuss another disappointing NBA All-Star Weekend, Bill's plan to completely fix the All-Star Game, a new dunk contest idea, restructuring the weekend, the electric USA-Canada hockey game, and more (3:23) before discussing the state of the Kendrick Lamar–Drake rap beef after the Super Bowl (40:29). Then Bill talks with James Andrew Miller about the three-and-a-half-hour 'SNL' 50th anniversary special episode, what they loved, who they thought was missing, stories from 'SNL' Season 1, the future of 'SNL,' and more (01:05:34).

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